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Judwin
Posted: Jun 17 2014, 07:00 PM
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Looks like there is to be an open day up at RAAF Darwin for Ex Pitch Black 2014 on 16th Aug.

http://www.airforce.gov.au/Operations/Exer...dZR7pEZlkCqqQbx

The words seem to 'promise' quote "participants from Australia, the United States Air Force, the Republic of Singapore Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and a number of other nations". The patch shown in the article seems to show French, UAE and Thai involvment too.

Also an F-18 doing a display over Mindil Beach on 14 Aug.
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batman
Posted: Jun 17 2014, 08:09 PM
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It might be a Super Hornet doing that handling display.

Unsure about the Thais - I thought they were banned after last month's coup?
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Posted: Jun 30 2014, 10:13 PM
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Latest list of participating aircraft from the Pitch Black web page. I hope to be able to get some good photos in the air and at the airshow.
John

http://www.airforce.gov.au/Operations/Exer...dZR7pEZlkCqqQbx

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
F/A-18A Hornet (Darwin and Tindal)
F/A-18F Super Hornet (Darwin)
C-130J Hercules (Darwin)
King Air 350 (Darwin)
Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter (Tindal)
Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft
AP-3C Orion (Tindal)
KC-30 Multi-Role Tanker

Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)
F-16 Falcon (Darwin)
F-15SG Eagle (Darwin)
Gulfstream 550 Conformal Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) (Darwin)*
KC-135 Stratotanker (Darwin)

Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)
JAS 39 Gripen Fighter

United Arab Emirates
MIRAGE 2000-9 fighters

French Armed Forces in New Caledonia
CN-235 tpt aircraft.

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batman
Posted: Aug 19 2014, 07:59 AM
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ADF Aircraft at Darwin Open Day 16 August.

C-130J 37SQN A97-449
KC-30A 33SQN A39-004
E-7A 2SQN A30-001
F/A-18A+ A21-14 3SQN
F/A-18F A44-205 1SQN
Tiger A38-012 1AVN Regt
King Air 350 A32-426, -651 38SQN


Foreign aircraft on display

Mirage 2000 726 (UAE AF)
CN-235 52-1C c/n 65 (French Armed Forces)
Gripen JAS 39C 70112 c/n 39-408 (701 SQN RTAF)

F-15SG (149 SQN RSAF)
8315 ex 05-0011
8317 ex 05-0013
8320 ex 05-0016
8323 ex 05-0019
8328 ex 05-0023
8331 ex 05-0024

F-16C-52J (140 SQN RSAF)
611 ex 94-0269
641 ex 97-0116

F-16D-52J (140 SQN RSAF)
625 ex 94-0277
639 ex 97-0122
691 ex 94-0280
694 ex 96-5029

F-16D-52J (143 SQN RSAF)
692 probably ex 94-0281
695 ex 96-5030

other aircraft at the base
KC-135R 752 c/n 17942 (112 SQN RSAF)
G-550 AEW 017 c/n 5132 (111 SQN RSAF)
C-130H-30 60102 c/n 4862 (601 SQN RTAF)
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Posted: Aug 19 2014, 08:40 AM
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Gripens at Pitch Black

The six 701 SQN Thai Gripens at Darwin for Pitch Black are

JAS 39D (dual)
70101 c/n 39-860
70102 c/n 39-861

JAS 39C
70106 c/n 39-402
70108 c/n 39-404
70110 c/n 39-406
70112 c/n 39-408
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